The truths and half truths I believe in

I have 9 months to find myself. There’s too much dead skin and now I’m waiting for the new me to drop out of the mucus in this imaginary pod. Along the way, I think I forgot the things that made me happy and worked too hard to learn the things that “mattered” in the…

Otis is a hound. A bloodhound. He is barely over a year old, but his ears are massive, his paws are heavy and playing with him can knock the wind out of a grown man. We meet him and others at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. He is let out of his pen to play with…

I don’t know when the bug hit me, but a long time ago I decided that it was taking too long for me to build my dream house and I needed to create a unique living space. The idea was noble, but as some friends were kind enough not to point out, something was missing….

I had good intentions to write something nice and interesting but try as I might I couldn’t stop thinking about figuratively losing my hair today as I engaged in what I thought were well intended discussions on my timeline. Twitter is a dumping ground for information, fun facts, thoughts and ideas. It is not limited…

I want to write till my pen hurts I want to write all my troubles away Does knowing your past fix everything? Can’t I even have a measure of success with my thoughts and feelings up in each other’s faces? Do my words show my confusion? Can EVERYTHING be fixed? Music is my therapy Words…

I know. I’m Kenyan. Both my parents are Kenyan. And I am the last person you would expect to talk about this, but I feel like I must celebrate this woman called Sridevi Kapoor. Her big eyes, infectious laugh, great dance moves and flawless ability to take on any role thrown her way – they…

For as long as we can remember, we’ve been saving elephants and rhinos. Then almost a decade ago, lions numbers were dwindling at an alarming rate from being poisoned by the Maasai for killing their livestock – and we had to save them too. Now we have about 20,000 lions left in the wild. In…

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to find myself. I think its these manenos of growing up in India. But I’m not complaining. I feel so proud. The blood that runs in my veins is calling out today. A.F.R.I.C.A. My blood is red, my mind is alert and my heart belongs right…